Method for Connecting Pipe Systems
AssigneeDennis R. Salazar
InventorDennis R. Salazar
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Abstract
A method of coupling a pipe to a variety of standard off-the-shelf components by circumferentially grooving the pipe and placing at least one O-ring on the grooved pipe, which has thus become a universal fitting, and by applying a visually identifiable adhesive and/or crimping with a crimp tool.
Claims12
A method for forming a joint using standard components while on a job site comprising the steps of:
- forming at least one circumferential groove on a pipe with a hand-held pipe-grooving tool;
- seating at least one O-ring in the circumferential groove(s) on the pipe;
- providing a standard component having at least one opening to receive a pipe;
- applying a colored adhesive to the outer surface of the pipe and/or the inner surface of the standard component;
- slidingly engaging the standard component and the pipe to one another, the adhesive forming a visually identifiable bond between the pipe and the standard component.
A method for forming a joint using standard components while on a job site comprising the steps of:
- forming at least one circumferential groove on a pipe with a hand-held pipe-grooving tool;
- seating at least one O-ring in the circumferential groove(s) on the pipe;
- providing a standard component having at least one opening to receive a pipe;
- applying a colored adhesive to the outer surface of the pipe and/or the inner surface of the standard component;
- slidingly engaging the standard component and the pipe to one another, the adhesive forming a visually identifiable bond between the pipe and the standard component.
A method for forming a joint using standard components while on a job site comprising the steps of:
- forming at least one circumferential groove on a pipe with a hand-held pipe-grooving tool;
- seating at least one O-ring in the circumferential groove(s) on the pipe;
- providing a standard component having at least one opening to receive a pipe;
- applying a colored adhesive to the outer surface of the pipe and/or the inner surface of the standard component;
- slidingly engaging the standard component and the pipe to one another, the adhesive forming a visually identifiable bond between the pipe and the standard component.
A method for forming a joint using standard components while on a job site comprising the steps of:
- forming at least one circumferential groove on a pipe with a hand-held pipe-grooving tool;
- seating at least one O-ring in the circumferential groove(s) on the pipe;
- providing a standard component having at least one opening to receive a pipe;
- applying a colored adhesive to the outer surface of the pipe and/or the inner surface of the standard component;
- slidingly engaging the standard component and the pipe to one another, the adhesive forming a visually identifiable bond between the pipe and the standard component;
- crimping the outer surface of the standard component to create at least one dent/dimple in the standard component to fixedly secure the pipe and component to one another.
A method for forming a joint using standard components while on a job site comprising the steps of:
- forming at least one circumferential groove on a pipe with a hand-held pipe-grooving tool;
- seating at least one O-ring in the circumferential groove(s) on the pipe;
- providing a standard component having at least one opening to receive a pipe;
- applying a colored adhesive to the outer surface of the pipe and/or the inner surface of the standard component;
- slidingly engaging the standard component and the pipe to one another, the adhesive forming a visually identifiable bond between the pipe and the standard component;
- crimping the outer surface of the standard component to create at least one dent/dimple in the standard component to fixedly secure the pipe and component to one another.
A method for forming a joint using standard components while on a job site comprising the steps of:
- forming at least one circumferential groove on a pipe with a hand-held pipe-grooving tool;
- seating at least one O-ring in the circumferential groove(s) on the pipe;
- providing a standard component having at least one opening to receive a pipe;
- applying a colored adhesive to the outer surface of the pipe and/or the inner surface of the standard component;
- slidingly engaging the standard component and the pipe to one another, the adhesive forming a visually identifiable bond between the pipe and the standard component;
- crimping the outer surface of the standard component to create at least one dent/dimple in the standard component to fixedly secure the pipe and component to one another.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.